List of Famous people born in Japan

Youichiro Esaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan from 1981 to 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan after running unsuccessfully in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. He later joined the LDP.

Fumimaru Taura is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shun Sugata is a Japanese actor.

Hikari Shiina , is a Japanese model, singer, and television personality. Shiina debuted as a model in the fashion magazine Ranzuki in 2009. She modeled exclusively for the fashion magazine Popteen from 2010 to 2016.

Masumi Oshima is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungakukai Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her works have been adapted for television and film.

Mikiko Ando is a Japanese weightlifter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal.

Masaaki Higashiguchi is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Gamba Osaka and the Japan national football team as a goalkeeper. He previously played for Albirex Niigata.

Fumiya Ono is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Erika Okuda is a Japanese actress.

Takayuki Seto is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Astra Giurgiu.